St. Michael Students Saving Change and Changing Lives

By TAPINTO CRANFORD EDITOR

November 28, 2014 at 8:33 PM

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By TAPINTO CRANFORD EDITOR

November 28, 2014 at 8:33 PM

CRANFORD, NJ – The second and sixth grade classes of Saint Michael School are participating in “Houses for Change”, a part of a national campaign project to benefit homeless families, through the nonprofit organization Family Promise. The goal of the project is to not only raise funds for the families, but have the children participating come away with an awareness about homelessness.

The students each received a plain brown cardboard box in the shape of a house, which they assembled and decorated. The children took the houses home, where they will keep them for a period of six months and fill them with loose change. After six months, they will bring them back to school and the money they raise will be donated to Family Promise.

Saint Michael’s church participates in The Interfaith Hospitality Network. A program offered through Family Promise, it partners faith communities to help families facing homelessness. Families receive lodging and food in the houses of worship with the aid of volunteers. Families make up 40 percent of the homeless population and one in four of those people is a child. St Michael’s church will again host families in the end of December.

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Citing its centralized location, easy access to highways and proximity to the Somerville train station, New Jersey Rep.Tom Malinowski (D-7th) has opened a temporary district office in Somerville at 58 E. Main St. to handle constituent needs.

The flagship District Office will be located at 75-77 N Bridge St. Somerville. The facility is currently undergoing construction which ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - Citing its centralized location, easy access to highways and proximity to the ...

Last season, Cranford fell to Roselle Park by a mere eight points. To what Cranford head coach Pat Gorman called "tradition," the Cougars entered Saturday's meet with the Roselle Park Panthers to the sound of bagpipes for an extra adrenaline kick.

Whether it was the bagpipes or their momentum coming off of Saturday's fifth consecutive Union County ...

CRANFORD – One hundred and twelve students received their nursing diplomas at the Trinitas School of Nursing’s 161st Convocation Ceremony held at St. Michael’s Church in Cranford.

Surrounded by family, friends, and staff that supported their efforts every step of the way, 99 women and 13 men accepted their pins and diplomas. They also became eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN registered nurse ...

CRANFORD – One hundred and twelve students received their nursing diplomas at the Trinitas School ...

CRANFORD - If you've stopped into the Rustic Mill Diner over the past few months, you may have noticed some changes.

Among those changes include new menu items, the removal of carpet in favor of hardwood floor, and other interior upgrades. Nick Siderias, the new owner of the Rustic Mill said that there are more changes on the horizon.

"Before I changed it, the menu had been the same here ...

CRANFORD - If you've stopped into the Rustic Mill Diner over the past few months, you may have ...

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Arrested: Tiher Black, 20, Irvington; Ijah Jones, 20 Irvington

Arrested by: Ptl. Timothy ...

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CRANFORD - Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, Jack Korzeneski and Katherine Russell.

Jack, a senior on the varsity wrestling team entered the Union County Tournament as the eighth seed, beat the ninth seed then knocked off the first and fourth seeds before pinning the third seed in the finals to earn himself the 138 lb. Union County Championship.

"I understand that I ...

CRANFORD - Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week, Jack Korzeneski and Katherine ...